Classroom Lesson:Cooperation/Teamwork (1st) GOAL:Students will understand the importance of cooperation with others.Students will understand what it takes to be a team player. OBJECTIVES:
Review Warm Fuzzies, Pricklies (hooks), Stop, Think, Pick a Plan
Define teamwork
Be able to be a team player
MATERIALS: Stop light, plans, What a Team by Fran Shaw (ISBN: 7944-1351-X), star glasses, teamwork/cooperate sign, work together sign, teamwork rules, pom poms, stopwatch, 4 small puzzles, overhead markers, wipes. PROCEDURE:
Review previous lesson and practice the stop light by giving a cold prickly and then choosing a student to do the traffic light and pick a plan – reveal plan after it has been chosen.
Brainstorm a list of teams.
Divide students into teams and pick four Star Observers.Explain that their job is to watch their team, but don’t say or help in any way.Time the students as they put the puzzle together.
Stop students and have observers discuss what they saw happening.
Read together What a Team.
Together make a T Chart of what teamwork Looks Like and Sounds Like.Allow teams to complete the puzzles again and have observers look and listen.Discuss what was different this time.
Pick 2 sign holders and 2 cheerleaders.Divide in half and practice the cheer “Teamwork”“Work Together
EVALUATION: Class discussion and observation of student participation First Grade Standards on next page:
Subject
Subtopic
Standard
Description
Social Studies
Citizenship
5
DeDemonstrate citizenship traits including:Trustworthiness, Fairness, Self-Control, Respect for those in authority, Honesty, Compassion, Self-Control, & responsibility
Social Studies
Citizenship
1
JDemonstrate the importance of fair play, good sportsmanship, respect for theghts anrights andopinions of others and the idea of treating others the way you want tobe treated.
Lang. Arts
Oral/Visual
1
Use active listening skills, such as making eye contact or asking questions.
3
FFollow simple two and three step oral directions.
4
Speak clearly and understandably.
Reading Process
Concepts of Print/Comp/Self-Monitor
7
Create and use graphic organizers such as Venn Diagrams or webs with teacher assistance, to demonstrate comprehension
GOAL: Students will understand the importance of cooperation with others. Students will understand what it takes to be a team player.
OBJECTIVES:
MATERIALS: Stop light, plans, What a Team by Fran Shaw (ISBN: 7944-1351-X), star glasses, teamwork/cooperate sign, work together sign, teamwork rules, pom poms, stopwatch, 4 small puzzles, overhead markers, wipes.
PROCEDURE:
EVALUATION:
Class discussion and observation of student participation
First Grade Standards on next page:
want to be treated.
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